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Journal Club

Journal Club takes place one day a month during noon conference.

NEJM Online Journal Club

Presenter Guidelines

Work with Medicine Chief Resident to select the article.
Each article will be placed on the website.
Decide on the style of journal club (traditional reporter, debate, Q&A).
Use the planning resident journal clubs and critical review of the medical literature worksheets and the how to approach an article example to help plan your presentation.

Any questions about journal club can be emailed to medchiefs@uthsc.edu.

Date	Topic/Link
Jan	Blood 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D levels and Incident Type 2 Diabetes Systematic Review: Vitamin D and Cardiometabolic Outcomes
Dec	Large-scale Assessment of a Smartwatch to Identify Atrial Fibrillation Use of a Noninvasive Continuous Monitoring Device in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation: A Pilot Study
Nov	Oral Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Angiotensin-Neprilysin Inhibition versus Enalapril in Heart Failure
Oct	Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Sep	Liraglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Oral Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Aug	Donepezil and Memantine for Moderate-to-Severe Alzheimer's Disease Donepezil for the Treatment of Agitation in Alzheimer's Disease
Jul	A Randomized Trial of E-Cigarettes versus Nicotine-Replacement Therapy

Date	Topic/Link
Jun	A Randomized Trial of E-Cigarettes versus Nicotine-Replacement Therapy
May	Use of oral prednisolone or naproxen for the treatment of gout arthritis: a double-blind, randomised equivalence trial Oral Prednisolone in the Treatment of Acute Gout
Apr	Clopidogrel with Aspirin in Acute Minor Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Clopidogrel and Aspirin in Acute Ischemic Stroke and High-Risk TIA
Mar	Efficacy and safety of anticoagulation therapy with different doses of enoxaparin for portal vein thrombosis in cirrhotic patients with hepatitis B Prospective evaluation of anticoagulation and transjugular intrahepatic portosistemic shunt for the management of portal vein thrombosis in cirrhosis
Feb	Dapagliflozin and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes SGLT2 inhibitors for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular and renal outcomes in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cardiovascular outcome trials
Jan	Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin versus a Coumarin for the Prevention of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer Edoxaban for the Treatment of Cancer- Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Dec	A Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women Effect of Aspirin on Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding in the Healthy Elderly
Nov	Procalcitonin-Guided Use of Antibiotics for Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Effect of Procalcitonin-Based Guidelines vs Standard Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections The ProHOSP Randomized Controlled Trial
Sep	Apixaban with Antiplatelet Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndrome Rivaroxaban in Patients with a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome
Aug 27	Long-term effects of continuing adjuvant tamoxifen to 10 years versus stopping at 5 years after diagnosis of oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: ATLAS, a randomised trial Extended adjuvant aromatase inhibition after sequential endocrine therapy (DATA): a randomised, phase 3 trial
July 26	Effects of Intensive Blood-Pressure Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Tight blood pressure control and risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 38. UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group

Date	Location	Topic/Link
Aug 27	Boscos	Long-term effects of continuing adjuvant tamoxifen to 10 years versus stopping at 5 years after diagnosis of oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: ATLAS, a randomised trial Extended adjuvant aromatase inhibition after sequential endocrine therapy (DATA): a randomised, phase 3 trial
July 26	University Club	Effects of Intensive Blood-Pressure Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Tight blood pressure control and risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 38. UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group
May 24	The Majestic Grill	Cardiovascular Safety of Celecoxib, Naproxen, or Ibuprofen for Arthritis
April 26	Boscos	Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults
March 22	The University Club	Modification of the Associations Between Duration of Oral Contraceptive Use and Ovarian, Endometrial, Breast, and Colorectal Cancers
February 22	Majestic Grill	2017 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
January 25	Mulan Asian Bistro	Gastrointestinal Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Large Population-Based Study
November 30	Central BBQ	Use of Fondaparinux Off-Label or Approved Anticoagulants for Management of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
October 26	The Majestic Grille	Angiotensin–Neprilysin Inhibition versus Enalapril in Heart Failure
September 28	University Club	Metabolically Healthy Obesity and Development of Chronic Kidney Disease
August 24	Boscos	Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy in Early Asymptomatic HIV Infection

Date	Location	Topic/Link
June 22	The Majestic Grille	Clopidogrel with Aspirin in Acute Minor Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Aspirin and clopidogrel compared with clopidogrel alone after recent ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack in high-risk patients (MATCH): randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial Stenting versus Aggressive Medical Therapy for Intracranial Arterial Stenosis Effects of Clopidogrel Added to Aspirin in Patients with Recent Lacunar Stroke
May 25	The Majestic Grille	Rituximab versus Azathioprine for Maintenance in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
April 27	Mulan Asian Bistro	Indacaterol–Glycopyrronium versus Salmeterol–Fluticasone for COPD
March 23	The Majestic Grille	Liraglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
February 23	Boscos	Clinical outcomes and response of patients applying topical therapy for pyoderma gangrenosum: A prospective cohort study
February 02	Central BBQ Downtown	Repeat Treatment with Rifaximin is Safe and Effective in Patients with Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
November 17	Dr. Bradsher's House	Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
October 27	Boscos	Angiotensin–Neprilysin Inhibition versus Enalapril in Heart Failure
September 22	Majestic Grille	Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
August 25	Boscos	Duration of Antibiotic Treatment in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial

May 26, 2022